五、(2025·安徽中考)阅读表达
小松鼠尼克在秋季找坚果比赛中积极寻找，却因贪多导致坚果掉落，最终尼克明白了量力而行的重要性。让我们阅读下面的文章了解一下吧。
词数：291 体裁：寓言故事 核心素养：学习能力 话题：松鼠找坚果比赛 难度：中 建议用时：5分钟
阅读下面短文，并用英语回答问题(请注意每小题的词数要求)。
Deep in the woods lived a little squirrel(松鼠)called Nico. One day, Nico saw some orange leaves falling off the trees. “Fall is here!” Nico shouted excitedly. “It’s time for Nut Hunt Day!”
All the little squirrels did exercises to get ready for the big day. They practiced running, climbing, and jumping. Everyone wanted to win the Nut Hunt(找坚果比赛).
When the game kicked off, the little squirrels in the starting circle all ran in different directions. Nico started the hunt well. He jumped around, looking for the nuts under the orange leaves. “Oh, I found one! My first nut!” Nico said happily and picked up the nut. He continued the hunt, holding the nut in his little paw(爪子). “Oh, another one!” Nico cheered. He picked up the nut with another paw and moved on. But when Nico tried to pick up the third nut, he faced a problem. “How can I carry these three nuts with two paws to the starting circle?” Nico thought. “Oh, I know!” Nico put the nuts on top of one another and tried to carry them all together. But the nut tower was too high, and he couldn’t see the way! Ouch! Nico fell and dropped all of the nuts! “I might carry one nut in one paw and two nuts in another paw,” Nico said. But soon Nico realized how difficult it was. He dropped one nut on his leg. Ouch! Then he dropped another nut. Ouch! And another! Ouch! Ouch!
1. Why did all the little squirrels do exercises?(不超过10个词)

2. What was the problem Nico faced?(不超过15个词)

3. How could Nico solve the problem by himself? Please give him a piece of advice.(不超过15个词)

五、[文章大意]本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一只名叫尼克的小松鼠为参加找坚果比赛积极准备,但在比赛中遇到如何同时携带多个坚果的难题,并通过不断尝试寻找解决办法的故事。
1. To get ready for the Nut Hunt Day.
2. He didn't know how to carry three nuts with two paws.
3. He could carry nuts one by one instead of carrying together. (开放性试题,答案不唯一,言之有理即可)

【分析】
本题为英语阅读表达题，需先读问题，带着问题定位原文对应段落，结合词数要求提取信息作答；开放性试题需结合文章内容给出合理建议。第1题问小松鼠做练习的原因，定位第二段；第2题问尼克面临的问题，定位第三段；第3题是开放性建议，围绕携带坚果的问题给出合理方案。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：根据第二段第一句"All the little squirrels did exercises to get ready for the big day."，其中"the big day"指Nut Hunt Day，提取对应内容即可。
2. 细节理解题：根据第三段内容，尼克拿了三个坚果，无法用两个爪子携带，这就是他面临的问题。
3. 开放性试题：结合尼克因贪多掉落坚果的情况，建议他一次带一个坚果，避免同时携带过多导致掉落，符合词数要求。
【答案】
1. To get ready for the Nut Hunt Day.
2. He didn't know how to carry three nuts with two paws.
3. He could carry nuts one by one instead of carrying together.
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解题、开放性试题
【点评】
本题以寓言故事为载体，考查学生提取原文信息和解决实际问题的能力，题型贴合中考英语阅读表达的考查方向，难度适中，同时传递了量力而行的道理。
【难度系数】
0.6